Lichtenhahn Martin

Activity areas

• Region: Switzerland; Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Mediterranean region
• Extension production technique and market development vegetables and herbs
• Extension production technique for arable crops
• Olives
• Conversion and feasibility studies for organic farming
• Education and vocational trainings
• Extension systems

Projects

Switzerland

• Organisation vocational trainings and education courses for organic horticulture
• Extension in horticulture
• Product purchase for trading companies

International

• SASA: Capacity building, production technique and market development in partnership with the local organisation for organic farming (BioAdria) in Albania
• Product purchse for trading and processing companies

Training / professional career

• Since 1996 as extensionist for organic horticulture and arable crops at FiBL: Advisor for farmers, responsible for vocational trainings in organic horticulture , Technical documentation for organic horticulture, responsible for FiBL-vocational training programme; different assignments and projects in Eastern and Southeastern Europe, South Europe and Africa.
  
• 1986 - 1995 Biogemuese AVG, Galmiz / Schweiz (cooperative of organic farmers): Buying and selling of organic vegetables; market development; setting up of an internal control and certification body; technical advisory work for farmers
  
• 1981 - 1985 Practical wok in different farms and as a farm manager
  
• 1976 - 1980 studies in agronomy at ETH Zurich (master degree)

Membership in advisory bodies / other activities

• Different working groups and commissions within Bio Suisse and horticulture association of Switzerland
  
• Board member of the Bio Insitute Olomouc / Czech Republic